A woman who has been in a vegetative state since she nearly drowned 10 years ago has reportedly given birth to a baby last month, prompting a sex abuse investigation at the Phoenix-area nursing facility, AZ Family reported.

The baby was born on Dec. 29 and is doing well, according to the report. The woman is reportedly a patient at Hacienda HealthCare in Phoenix. A source familiar with the situation told AZ Family that "none of the staff were aware that she was pregnant until she was pretty much giving birth."

"From what Iíve been told she was moaning. And they didnít know what was wrong with her," the source said.

The source told AZ Family that the patient required constant care and that many people had access to her room.

The facility has reportedly changed protocol after the Dec. 29 birth. Male staff needing to enter a female room are required to bring a female employee with them, the source said.

A Hacienda HealthCare nurse declined Fox News' request for comment because it would be a HIPPA violation and referred questions to the CEO of the nursing facility. Phoenix Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment.

Hacienda issued a statement to AZ Family and said it has been in business in the valley for over 50 years and "has an outstanding reputation providing high quality specialized care for our patients."

"As a Healthcare provider, we cannot comment on any patient due to Federal and State privacy laws. Additionally, we cannot comment on any ongoing investigations. We can say that our patients and clients health and safety is our #1 priority and that we always cooperate, when asked by any agency, in an open and transparent way."

Authorities are investigating the facility for possible sex abuse, AZ Family reported. No further details were released.

Phoenix police have served a warrant to obtain DNA samples from facility employees and the CEO, Bill Timmons (mentioned in my last post) has resigned.

She has ties as a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe and under my understanding, they may have legal rights to claim responsibility as a guardian/ advocate for the child along with the state releasing the custody/ adoption matter to the tribe vs the state court. If a father is identified he will have rights but not many from a jail cell.

Maybe there wasn’t penetration. Maybe he jerked some sauce onto a pad and gave her a sponge bath accidentally using his seeded rag. Burden of proof

When officers arrived "they found a woman in her 20s, who was incapacitated, who had delivered a baby. The baby was in distress. The woman and the baby were transported to a local hospital, and at this time, both the mother and the baby are recovering," according to police.

Where is the proof that relatives are caring for Baby.

I doubt she had a legal document stating guardianship of a child so either the tribal court or the state will care for the child until it is placed with either family or adoptive parents.

She's been kept alive in a vegetative state for 27 YEARS? For the love of God, why?

I mean, I'm not advocating Logan's Run here, but ****, you'd think at some point they'd realize that she's not waking up, smother her with a pillow and perhaps utilize resources on somebody who might, you know, not be a goddamn vegetable for decades. Hope my tax dollars weren't wasted on this crap, but they probably were.

I long to live in a world where we treat our loved ones as well as we do our pets.